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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military unit
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gptkbp:activeYears
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:Boeing_Field
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gptkbp:campaigns
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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Engaged in numerous air raids.
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gptkbp:colors
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Blue and yellow.
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Colonel_John_Doe
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gptkbp:commissioningDate
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1943-01-15
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:filmography
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:firstDeployment
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Deployed_to_Europe.
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gptkbp:hasFacility
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Flying_Tigers_tradition
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gptkbp:hasRecognition
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Recognized for bravery.
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:England
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Strategic_bombing_campaigns_in_Europe
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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742nd Bombardment Squadron
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron Emblem
Squadron_Crest
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
Trained in strategic bombing.
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gptkbp:militaryService
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European_Campaign
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gptkbp:motto
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Strike Hard
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_member
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gptkb:Major_Richard_A._Smith
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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gptkb:Western_Europe
Inactive
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Strategic Bombing
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gptkbp:retired
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:role
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bombardment
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gptkbp:secondaryMission
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1945-05-08
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:743rd_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:subordinateUnits
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gptkb:2nd_Bombardment_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:742nd_Expeditionary_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:training
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gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
gptkb:B-26_Marauder
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gptkbp:unitAwards
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
Squadron Patch
Regular reunions held.
Tiger emblem.
Bombardment Squadron
Supported ground forces.
Affiliated with the 8th Air Force.
Memorials for fallen members.
Annual reunion ceremonies.
Conducted bombing raids.
Influence on modern air warfare.
Strike Hard, Strike True.
Part_of_the_Army_Air_Forces
Squadron_newsletters.
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gptkbp:unitHistory
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Established in 1943, disbanded in 1945.
Part of the strategic bombing campaign.
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